When to use it
Storefront Hosting is one of several ways to host a SCAYLE-powered storefront. This page helps you decide whether it's the right choice for your team.
Storefront Hosting is a good fit when:
- You're using the SCAYLE Storefront Application. Storefront Hosting is purpose-built for it. The deeper integration means less wiring on your end.
- You want fast time-to-market. Most teams can have a storefront deployed within a day of setup - no infrastructure procurement, no CI/CD wiring, no scaling configuration.
- You want to minimize operational burden. If you'd rather your engineers spend their time on product features than managing servers, scaling policies, or security infrastructure, the managed model pays for itself.
- You're already a SCAYLE customer. Hosting shares the same access model, user roles, and operational conventions as the rest of the SCAYLE Panel - fewer tools to learn, fewer places to look.
- You run multiple brands or storefronts. The platform makes multi-storefront setups straightforward without each brand needing its own hosting account.
Go for self-hosting when:
- You need fine-grained control over the underlying infrastructure. If you have specific requirements around runtime configuration, custom build pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, data-residency, or fine-grained scaling, the opinionated nature of Storefront Hosting will feel restrictive.
- You're not using the SCAYLE Storefront Application. The platform is designed exclusively for Storefront Application. If you have a custom headless frontend or use another framework, you'll need to self-host.
Still not sure?
If you're evaluating Storefront Hosting against self-hosting alternatives, the Feature Catalogue gives a complete view of what's available today. For specific scenarios migration from another provider, multi-brand setups, regulated industries - reach out to your SCAYLE Account Manager.
